Monthly Archives: November 2012
Back on the Road . . .
but not in our RV.
Tomorrow morning we leave for 5 days in Marble Falls to spend the Thanksgiving holidays at a rental house on the lake there. So most of today was spent getting ready to go.
I talked to American Coach about my rear airbag problem. They gave me some info on the ride height valve to check. It sounds like it may be my problem, but it will have to wait until we get back next week to check it out further.
Next I went online and ordered my new truck and rig tags from South Dakota, and they should be here next week.
Then it was time for some truck maintenance. I notice the other evening that one of my headlights was out, so I pick up another set at Wal-Mart yesterday. I like to use the Sylvania SilverStar Ultra Halogen bulbs because of the bright light they give off.
About 3pm Laura Lee, the park manager, came by to the rundown on cat-sitting this week. She’s going to be feeding our cats while we’re gone. We really appreciate her helping out.
About 4:30 we headed up to the Baybrook Mall area to meet our son Chris, wife Linda, and granddaughter Piper at the new Cheesecake Factory that just opened last week.
We got there about 4:45 and still had a 55 minute wait. I can imagine what it will be like during the Christmas season. We really enjoyed our meal, but didn’t see Penny. Guess she must have been off tonight. Maybe next time.
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Thought for the Day:
"It is not always the same thing to be a good man and a good citizen." — Aristotle, 325 B.C.
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1st Day Back in Texas . . .
Today is our first full day back in Texas, and it’s been interesting to see all the new restaurants that are opening in this area. We’ve got a P.F. Chang’s, a Cheesecake Factory, and a Longhorn Steakhouse, just to start. So it’s looking like some good eating’s in store.
Getting back here reminds us how much we enjoy being here. And one of the many reasons is this view out the front of our coach.
Jan and I headed out on some errands about 10:30, but our first stop was one of our local favorites, King Food. We been eating here for more than 30 years, and we’re actually on our 4th owner. But they still have some of the best Chinese food around, and in fact this past year, they were selected one of the top 100 Chinese restaurants in the U.S.
After a great lunch, we headed over to the Honey-Baked Ham store to pick up a ham and a roasted turkey breast for our Thanksgiving meal up in Marble Falls. Luckily for us the line getting into the store was only about 15 minutes so we were on our way again pretty quick.
After dropping the ham and turkey at our daughter Brandi’s, our next stop was Kroger’s to pick up a couple of things. Then it was on to our storage room at Challenger Storage to pick up Jan’s bird feeder. She really enjoys watching all the many types of birds we have in this area.
As you can see Jan has a very popular bird feeder.
Our next stop was at one of my clients to check in and see what he broke while I was gone, and how hard it’s going to be to fix. Kind of like Nick.
Then it was back home for the rest of the afternoon, which let us just relax and enjoy being back in Texas. Then after a nice afternoon, and an even better nap, we headed out about 5:45 to first have supper at another local favorite of ours, Monterey’s Little Mexico, for what’s pretty much the best Chicken Tortilla Soup around.
Then it was on to our ultimate goal for the evening, our first chance to see our grandson Landon (and Brandi and Lowell,of course) in about six months. The last time was the end of May when we came back to Houston for our granddaughter Piper’s high school graduation.
We did get to Skype with them occasionally, but it’s not like being there.
When we got to Brandi and Lowell’s, Landon was a little shy at first, but quickly warmed up to us, and started calling us Nana and PaPa. We stayed about an hour before it was time for his bath and bed.
A visit with Landon, a great way to round out the day.
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Thought for the Day:
A sufficiently advanced incompetence is indistinguishable from malice." – Steve Rush
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